Newspapers at Rutgers
FAQ: How to access an article online in the New York Times (or other newspapers)?
Although many newspapers made coronavirus content freely available, you can access subscription-only articles with your NetID. For example, even if there is lot of free content on the New York Times homepage, including the coronavirus coverage, you have other options.
- OPTION 1 Factiva – Best for known items with full titles and recent articles (last three years)
- OPTION 2. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times – Best for finding full image of articles, excluding last three years
UPDATE (June 8, 2020) Full text is available with your Net ID at
For more newspapers and how to access them, please see the Research Guide on Newspapers.
See the full list of online resources, such as eBooks, audiobooks, videos, and newspapers.
Factiva
Factiva (Rutgers-restricted) has full text coverage of many newspapers without illustrations and advertisements
SEARCHING – if you know exactly what you are looking for, type in “article title in quotes”
BROWSING – Use the Factiva News Pages to browse the most recent issue of many popular newspapers, such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, US Today, and more
ProQuest Databases
Various ProQuest Newspapers databases offer full image of articles
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Combined Search
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Wall Street Journal
DATES: up to three years prior to current year
BROWSING via the Publications tab
Access World News
Access World News (Rutgers-restricted) a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues
Try using Lead/First paragraph from the Select a Field pull-down menu
Use the Source Location function
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